PNW 2007 Tour Day 14

[johnh]

Today we encountered some wildlife...

 

http://usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/811500881_dino.jpg

 

Unfortunately, many of the nicest views were obscurred by low clouds/fog. Here's one

place where there was a break in the weather:

 

http://usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1015864207_trinidad.jpg

 

Typical home in Eureka, CA

 

http://usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1596476983_carson.jpg

[soareyes]

The fog definitely created some interesting scenery:

 

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/630808889_DSCN2764.jpg

 

I drove a little inland to higher ground to escape the coastal fog and hike in the redwoods:

 

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1317176747_DSCN2782.jpg

 

Time to eat! :cheers:

[Kitcat]

Day 14, does this mean this daily torture of the non-participants ends?

How many total miles were covered?

How many mechanical issues/breakdowns, etc? Seems like everyone kept rolling along.

What, if anything, would you do differently?

[johnh]

Day 14, does this mean this daily torture of the non-participants ends?

 

Stay tuned! We're not back to the start yet!

[pierats]

Day 14, does this mean this daily torture of the non-participants ends?

Nope. It's not torture for those of us on the tour.

 

How many total miles were covered?

I'm not sure, but probably around 3300 at this point

 

How many mechanical issues/breakdowns, etc? Seems like everyone kept rolling along.

There have only been a few minor things so far. I'll see if i can recall them correctly:

 

1. Ed hit a rock and bent his rim - put the tire on a new rim and he was fine.

2. Ed's exhaust hanger broke - hose clamp to the rescue.

3. Tom and Louise had their exhaust crack and break in two - a quick trip to the welding shop fixed that one.

4. I had a sticking throttle pedal. A bit of grease and a new bolt from Gert fixed that.

5. My tires are about shot, but no cords are showing yet.

6. John had some coolant dissapear

7. Dion had some alignment issues and replaced his front tires.

8. John Christensen had his fuel tank come loose.

9. Gert's car would not re-start at the Canadian border crossing - he had the border guard push him into Canada!

 

That's as much as I remember -

 

What, if anything, would you do differently?

 

Wow, it has been an incredible trip. If there was one thing I wish we had done differently it would be to have spent an extra day in Whistler (for MTN biking).